PODCAST'S
http://theoutcastpodcast.blogspot.com/2010/01/out-cast-episode-0-final-fantasy-xiii.html
It's great. Gives a comprehensive (and spoiler-free) review/discussion from 3 guys who beat the game and it's generally quite positive.
Here's the run down:
00:00 Introduction
04:47 Personal History With Final Fantasy
11:26 Why is Final Fantasy XIII Important and the Japanese Market
17:49 Linearity and Comparisons to Other Final Fantasys
27:07 Game-play of Final Fantasy XIII
39:13 The Good Things and the Bad
47:11 Characters and Localization Issues
69:55 Voice Acting, Translation, and Music
83:41 Final Thoughts
Another one
Skip to 00:21:30 for the start of the FFXIII talk.
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect....ght%20Hype.mp3
"Life is but a gentle death. Fate is but a sickness that results in extinction and in the midst of all the uncertainty, lies resolve."